Shaving-brush.



G. N. MITCHELL.

SHAVING. BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 12, 1912.

1,112,826. Patented 0015.6,1914.

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SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

Application filed November 12, 1912. Serial No. 730,844.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, COURTNEY N. MITCH- ELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of brushes generally and more particularly to a shaving brush of that type adapted to carry its own supply of shaving soap.

An object of my invention is to provide a shaving brush of such novel and peculiar construction as to hold a block or stick of shaving soap in such relation to the bristles that when the latter have been dipped in water or any other suitable liquid the soap will be dissolved and when the brush is rubbed upon the face will cause a lather to be spread thereupon.

Another object of my invention is to provide a shaving brush in which the soap is supplied and replenished from within the handle by simply turning a suitable knob provided thereon.

A further object of my invention is to provide a shaving brush of the character described which is not only simple and durable in construction but reliable and efiicient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention relates to such details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of the several parts as will be hereinafter fully described and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of my improved shaving brush. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the slide.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the body portion of the handle from which projects a screw threaded neck 2 for the purpose of securing a cap 3 having an annular flange 4L projecting from the inner face thereof. A knob 5 has been provided which has an internally screw threaded tube 6 depending therefrom, which tube is adapted to loosely fit within the opening 7 of the body portion of the handle. The knob 5 is also provided with an annular recess 8 into which the flange at projects for the purpose of holding the knob and tube against vertical movement when the former is turned.

Carried by and vertically adjustable within the tube 6 by means of its inner screw threaded surface is a band 9 the periphery of which is provided with a plurality of holes or grooves 11, the purpose of which will be hereinafter fully described. A pair of parallel guide members 12 are permanently secured in any suitable manner so as to extend through the grooves 11 of the band 9 to prevent turning of the latter. The upper extremity of a cake or bar of soap 1 1 is fitted within the band 9 while its lower end projects through the o-pening15 for the purpose of creating a lather when the bristlcs 16 of the brush are dipped into water or other suitable liquid and applied to the face.

It has been found, upon practical application of the invention, that by leaving the soap constantly in contact with the bristles a deteriorating effect upon the same is produced. Therefore 1 have provided a slide 17 having a handle 18 which is so disposed within a cut out portion 19 of the handle as to effectively close the opening 15, thereby preventing the water from entering the opening 7.

The operation of the brush is as follows When it is desired that a cake of soap should be placed within the handle, the cap 3 is first unscrewed from the neck 2, in which event, the tube is free to be removed from the opening 7. The upper end of the cake of soap is then fitted within the band 9 carried by said tube whereupon the parts are again reassembled. Turning the knob 5 a sufiicient distance will cause the soap to pass through the opening 15 where it will engage the bristles of the brush as desired. After that portion of the soap projecting into the bristles has been dissolved through usage and it is desired that the same be replenished, such can be easily effected by simply turning the knob 5 thereby causing the band 7 to move downwardly within the tube for forcing the lower end of the soap again into the bristles.

It will be readily seen that the operation of my device is simple in the extreme and that the two parallel rods by reason of their cooperation with the grooves prevent turning of the band within the tube thereby imparting a vertical movement to the soap; that a new cake of soap may be quickly and easily placed within the handle; and that time and labor are saved to a great extent during the ordinary course of shaving.

It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily comprehended.

It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to this specific construction of the device shown herein as simple variations and changes of same may be made upon practical application thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention provided however, such changes fall within the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a shaving brush, a hollow open end body, a rotatable interiorly threaded tubular member within said body, a band threaded within said member, said band adapted to in turn support a cake of soluble solid, and means for locking said hand against rotation whereby a rotation of said tubular member will advance said band and project said cake of soluble solid exterior-1y of said body through said body opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a shaving brush, a hollow open end body, a rotatable interiorly threaded tubular member within said body, an exteriorly threaded band movable longitudinally of said tubular member, the threads of said band engaging the threads of said member, said band adapted to support a cake of soluble solid, said band being provided with diametrically opposite longitudinal grooves, rods rigid with said body and extending throughout the greater portion of the length. of said tubular member, said rod adapted to extend through said grooves to hold said band against rotation, means for holding said tubular member against longitudinal movement during rotation, such rotation of said tubular member adapted to advance said band and project said cake of soluble solid through said body opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A brush including a hollow body portion having an opening formed at one end thereof, a tubular member niounted for rotation within the hollow of the said body portion, means for supporting the said tubular member incapable of movement longitudinally of the said body portion, a band adapted to support a cake of soluble solid, said band being supported by said tubular member, means for holding said band from rotation, the said tubular member when rotated adapted to advance the band and project the said cake through the said body opening, as and for the purpose net forth.

i. A brush including a hollow body portion having a constricted opening formed at one end thereof, a flanged collar carried by the said body portion, a cap mounted for rotation upon the said collar, the flange of the collar fitting within a recess provided therefor within the said cap to support the latter incapable of movement longitudinally of the said body, a tubular member depend ing from the said cap within the hollow of the said body, a longitudinally movable band carried by the said tubular member, means engaging the said band to prevent rotation thereof within the said tubular memher, the said band adapted to support a cake of soluble solid and to project the said cake through the said constricted opening by rotating the said cap, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A shaving brush including a hollow body portion having a constricted opening formed at one end thereof, a collar detachably secured to the said body, an annular inwardly directed flange formed integrally with the said collar, a cap supported by the said collar, the said cap having a recess formed therein within which the said annular flange is fitted, a tubular member depending from the said cap within the hollow of the said body, a band movable longitudinally within said tubular member, the rotation of the cap adapted to effect such movement, rods carried by the said body and disposed for engagement with the said band to hold the same from rotation with the said tubular member, the said band adapted to support a cake of soluble solid and to project the same through the said constricted opening according to the rotation of the said cap.

6. A brush including a hollow body por tion having a constricted opening formed at one end thereof, a collar threaded upon one end of the said body portion, an annular inwardly directed flange formed integrally with the said collar, a cap mounted for rotation upon the said collar, the said cap having an annular recess formed therein within which the annular flange is fitted, a tubular member depending from the said cap within the hollow of the said body, an exteriorly threaded band mounted for longitudinal movement within the said tubular member, the said band having diametrically opposite grooves formed in the periphery thereof, vertical rods extending throughout the major portion of the length of the said tubular member and supported by the said body portion adapted to fit one Within each soluble solid carried thereby through the of the said grooves to lock the said band said constricted opening, as and for the puragainst rotation during rotation of said tnpose set forth.

bnlar member, means for normally closing COURTNEY N. MITCHELL. 5 the constricted opening of the said body, the Witnesses:

rotation of the cap in one direction adapted EDWARD W. SCHALLOCK,

to advance the said band to project a cake of JOHN SAUTTER.

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